The Mastering Engineer's Handbook: The Audio Mastering Handbook » (2nd Edition)

A longtime veteran of the music industry, Bobby Owsinski has produced and composed for records, DVDs, motion pictures, and television shows. One of the first to delve into surround-sound music mixing, Bobby has worked on more than 200 surround projects and DVD productions for such diverse acts as Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, The Ramones, and Chicago, among many, many others. Currently a principal in the music production house Surround Associates and content creator 2B Media, Bobby has also penned several hundred articles for many popular music and audio trade publications and has authored books that are now staples in audio-recording programs in colleges around the world. A frequent moderator, panelist, and program director of a variety of music and professional audio industry conferences, Bobby has served as the longtime producer of the annual Surround Music Awards and is currently an executive producer for the Guitar Universe and Desert Island Music television programs. He is also a partner in the popular Asia Los Feliz restaurant in Los Angeles, and he serves on the board of directors of the Media Entertainment Technology Alliance.

This completely updated edition of the bestselling Mastering Engineer's Handbook provides a thorough exploration of the mastering process for virtually any kind of audio program, utilizing insights from the world's top mastering engineers. The book is a treasure-trove of knowledge, with an overview of the history, tools, and philosophy behind mastering as well as complete reference information for all audio delivery formats in use today. Peek inside a top-flight mastering house and see how their methods can now be yours. Explore the secrets of making hot masters, the rules of compression and frequency balancing, and how to mix with mastering in mind. Investigate how optical discs, such as CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray, HD-DVD, and beyond, work and how they're made. Discover the trick to making great-sounding MP3s and streaming audio. Examine multichannel surround mastering for film and television. You'll even relive mastering history with a separate chapter about mastering for vinyl and how records are pressed. Throughout the book, legendary mastering engineers share experiences, tips, and tricks with you through every step of the process. The final section of the book features interviews with mastering giants such as Bernie Grundman, Bob Ludwig, Glenn Meadows, Doug Sax, and more.

Introduction
Part I: The mechanics of Mastering
Chapter 1 What Exactly Is Mastering?
Chapter 2 Some Digital Audio Basics
Chapter 3 Tools for Mastering
Chapter 4 The Mechanics of Mastering
Chapter 5 Preparation for Mastering
Chapter 6 Mastering for CD
Chapter 7 Mastering for Vinyl
Chapter 8 Mastering for Internet Distribution
Chapter 9 Mastering in Surround
Chapter 10 Surrond Tools
Chapter 11 Mastering for Film and Television
Part II: Audio Delivery Formats
Chapter 12 Internet Delivery Formats
Chapter 13 Optical Discs: CDs
Chapter 14 Optical Discs: Multichannel Delivery
Chapter 15 Optical Discs: The High-Resolution Discs
Part III: The Interviews
Chapter 16 About the Interviews
Chapter 17 Interview: Greg Calbi
Chapter 18 Interview: David Cheppa
Chapter 19 Interview: Dave Collins
Chapter 20 Interview: Bernie Grundman
Chapter 21 Interview: Bob Katz
Chapter 22 Interview: Bob Ludwig
Chapter 23 Interview: Glenn Meadows
Chapter 24 Interview: Bob Olhsson
Chapter 25 Interview: Doug Sax
Chapter 26 Interview: Eddy Schreyer
Glossary
Index